Billy Preston was back in the studio, following an absence on the previous day, and helped to shape the song's arrangement. Let It Be, in particular, benefited from Preston's organ playing, and by the end of the day they almost had a version suitable for release.

The session closed with more than an hour spent on The Long And Winding Road, with Paul McCartney on piano and John Lennon playing bass guitar. Although the playing was often amateurish in the beginning, towards the end the arrangement came together, and by the end of the day they had a satisfactory take. This was included on Anthology 3, and was adorned with orchestral and choral overdubs by Phil Spector for the Let It Be album.

Of the other songs, Suicide was written by McCartney as a teenager, and a snippet was later included on his debut album. I Told You Before was an improvised jam led by Harrison and Preston, which The Beatles returned to on the following day.

There were also cover versions of You Really Got A Hold On Me and Kansas City, the latter based on Wilbert Harrison's 1959 arrangement rather than Little Richard's. Versions of Jerry Lee Lewis' Great Ball Of Fire and High School Confidential were marred by McCartney being unable to remember the lyrics.

The full list of songs recorded on this day, including fragments and off-the-cuff, unpublished songs with presumed titles (plus primary composer/best-known performer):

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